Udāna Vāyu Flashcards
What is the governing element of udāna vāyu?
Air
What are the primary sites of udāna vāyu?
Diaphragm, Throat
What is the sanskrit word that means ‘to move upward’?
Udvahana: moves upward
What is the direction of udāna vāyu?
Upward
Where is udāna vāyu located and what is it’s path of movement starting at the lungs?
It is located in the diaphragm and moves upward through the lungs, bronchi, trachea, and throat.
Where does the nerve impulse of Udāna vāyu take place?
Udāna is the nerve impulse that takes place at the solar plexus and tracheal plexus
What movement does Udāna vāyu govern?
What mode of expression is it responsible for?
It governs movement of the diaphragm and intercostals and helps the process of exhilation. It is responsible for speech and expression.
What role does Udāna vāyu play in oxygenation?
Udāna helps oxygenation, and maintains the normal skin color of the complexion.
It moves oxygenated blood upwards.
What emotions are associated with Udāna vāyu?
When a child is crawling on the floor and tries to raise it’s head, that is udāna. It also helps a person raise from confusion, attachment, and depression.
What yoga poses stimulate Udāna vāyu?
Shoulder stand, cobra pose and camel pose stimulate udāna
What action does Udāna vāyu have on the brain?
Udāna goes up into the brain and stimulates memory.
What are the disorders of udāna vāyu?
Difficulty of speech such as stuttering or muttering.
Lack of memory, lack of creativity, and no sense of goal or direction.
Supressed udāna vāyu creates depression and discoloration of the skin. It can create certain bronchial conditions such as horseness of voice, asthma, pneumonia and emphysema; as well as blushing and flushing
